Shocking saints: Showing the holy in persecution
The long-anticipated canonization of Mother Teresa is September 4. She usually is shown smiling and always in her blue-striped habit. Some saints, however, especially in early church depictions, are shown at the moment of their martyrdom, like Saint Lucy, who is often shown holding a dish with her eyeballs in it.
In this Random Nun Clip, a listener named after Saint Lucy wonders why images of saints are so startling.
To listen to the full Ask Sister podcast, click here [1].
GSR shares clips from our friends at A Nun's Life Ministry [2], which has a live prayer podcast on Monday (excluding holidays) at 4 p.m. Central Time and other live podcasts throughout the month: "Ask Sister," "Motherhouse Road Trip" and "In Good Faith." Dates and times for the full, live episodes are listed on their program schedule [3]. They just celebrated their 10th anniversary in July!